DHAKA: In a letter to the SAARC secretary general, Human Rights Watch said the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) should leverage their countries’ collective bargaining power to seek greater protection for their nationals working in the Gulf Cooperation Council

DHAKA: The speedy trial tribunal-4 is set to pronounce the verdict in much-talked-about tailor man Biswajit murder case against 21 Chhatra League activists on Wednesday. On December 4, Tribunal-4 judge ABM Nizamul Haque fixed the date of pronouncing verdict after completion of a six-day

KHAGRACHHARI: A fire broke out at Manikchhari police station of the district on Wednesday morning.The fire originated from an electric short circuit at around 6:45am, said sources concerned.Manikchhari police station Office-in-Charge Keshab Chakrabarti told banglanews, “The fire

DHAKA: Tight security measures have been taken in Pakistan High commission and its adjacent areas as the resentments erupts in the countrymen following the National Assembly of Pakistan had passed a resolution condemning war criminal Mollah’s execution in Bangladesh.Diplomatic Security

GAIBANDHA: At least 10 vehicles were vandalized by blockaders and a police official was injured near Sarker Filling Station area on Tuesday.The injured Sub-Inspector Abu Hasan of Polashbari Thana said a gang of blockaders’ threw brickbats aiming vehicles and law

DHAKA: A motorcyclist was killed and a youth injured in a road crash in Bashabo area in the city on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Rifadul Haque Tapu, 25, a final year student of Titumir College, hailed from Homna upazila of Comilla district.Sabujbagh Thana Sub-Inspector

COMILLA: A Grameen Bank official was stabbed to death by miscreants at Purbapara of Sujanagar in the town on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Dilip Kumar Banik, 31, a Grameen Bank field officer of Jagannathpur union under Sadar upazila.Local sources said Dilip was returning office

DHAKA: US ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena Tuesday urged the government to give freedom to all political parties to express their opinions. The US diplomat came up with the plea while talking to journalists at foreign ministry after meeting with foreign secretary M Shahidul Haque.In

DHAKA: Dinajpur district Chhatra Shibir called a daylong hartal for Wednesday in the district protesting arrest of Matiur Rahman, Shibir President of town unit.Sohel Rana, press secretary of Shibir of the town, announced the shutdown on Tuesday.Earlier on Sunday Detective Branch Police

DHAKA: The government on Tuesday summoned Pakistani High Commissioner to Dhaka after the National Assembly of Pakistan had passed a resolution condemning war criminal Mollah’s execution in Bangladesh.Pakistan High Commissioner to Dhaka Afrasiab Mehdi Hashmi attended the Ministry of

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Tuesday urged Pakistan not to intervene on internal affairs of Bangladesh.The minister made the call while talking to journalists at his office on Tuesday, a day after the Pakistan National Assembly adopted a resolution expressing concern

SATKHIRA: An Awami League leader was hacked to death by Jamaat-Shibir men at Bishnupur union under Kaliganj upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Moslem Uddin, president of Bishnupur union Awami League.The murder took place during 72-hour blockade called by

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case against BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed and his brother Manjur Ahmed on charge of occupying government land abusing power.Deputy Commissioner of the anti-graft body Harunur Rashid filed the case with Gulshan Thana

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, will hold meeting with leaders of 14-party grand alliance on Wednesday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will preside over the meeting scheduled to be held at Ganobhaban, the official residence of the premier, in the

NOAKHALI: Police recovered dead body of an activist of Jubo League, youth wing of Awami League, from beside a culvert at Nazirpur village under Begumganj municipal of the district on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Azad, 23, son of Akkas Mia, an activist of Juba League

RANGPUR: A faction of Jatiya Party called dawn-to-dusk hartal in eight districts of the division for Wednesday.Former Member of Parliament Moshiur Rahman Ranga, also Jatiya Party (JP) leader, came up with the announcement of the hartal from a sudden rally at around 12:45pm Tuesday.Earlier

TANGAIL: A freedom fighter (FF) and a child were killed and eight others injured in a road aciident on Dhaka-Tangail highway of Jamurki area under Mirzapur Upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as freedom fighter Abdul Majid, 65, son of late Abdul Hamid

COMILLA: Rail communications of Chittagong with other parts of country suspended since Monday night following derailment of an express train in Chouddagram upazila of the district.Rail services resumed at 4am Tuesday after a relief train cleared the line.Earlier, four compartments of

DHAKA: The Human Rights Watch said Bangladesh government should publicly order security forces to avoid using lethal or excessive force when dealing with protesters. The leaders of all political parties, including Jamaat-i-Islami and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, should keep

DHAKA: Miscreants shot dead two people, including a house owner, and wounded another in Moynar Bagh area of Adarsha Nagar of Badda in the capital on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Faruk Hossain, the house owner and construction worker Milon, 30.Witnesses said construction